Word Meaning 御飯

おんいい onii

御飯 is read as おんいい (onii) and means steamed rice as an offering to a god.

Meaning

English

  1. steamed rice as an offering to a god

Reading

Kana

おんいい

Romaji

onii

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 150223 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

朝御飯

あさごはん

breakfast

晩御飯

ばんごはん

dinner

早御飯

はやごはん

eating early

御飯粒

ごはんつぶ

grain of boiled rice

御飯蒸し

ごはんむし

a rice steamer

松茸御飯

まつたけごはん

rice cooked with matsutake

御用達

ごようたし

company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

御幸

ぎょうき

imperial visit

おん

honorific/polite/humble prefix

御中

おんちゅう

... and Company

御所

ごしょ

imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace)

honorific suffix

Example Sentences

10

Dinner is ready.

I didn't have dinner last night.

We went out for a walk after dinner.

Mom is fixing supper now.

There's still hours till dinner.

I don't know what to do for dinner.

Tom doesn't want dinner.

Why won't you eat dinner with us?

Thank you for the wonderful dinner.

She cooked a special dinner for him.